Brussels, 30 January 2020: “In the Caribbean alone, over 400,000 people depend on the sugar industry for their livelihoods. In eSwatini, around 50% of production is exported to the EU and sugar production amounts to 13% of GDP and 35% of private sector employment.”

The ACP LDC Sugar Industries Group has produced an Aide-Memoire titled “ACP and LDC cane sugar in the EU market” which gives background on the vital role of sugar cane industries in ACP and LDC countries.

Click HERE to view the entire document.

For more information, visit the ACP Sugar website at www.acpsugar.org.